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40103(b)(3)(A), the FAA provided 

subject matter expertise and coordinated 

with the USAF during the 

environmental review process. 

The FAA signed the ROD on 

[November 17, 2023]. The ROD is 

available on the FAA website at: https:// 

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/environmental_

issues. 

Issued in Des Moines, WA, on November 

17, 2023. 

Lonnie Covalt, 

Lead Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Operations Support Group, Western Service 

Center. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25978 Filed 11–22–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2023–0049] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Reinstatement of a Previously 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

reinstatement of a previously approved 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the 

information collection request described 

in this notice to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval of a new (periodic) 

information collection. We published a 

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 

public comment period on this 

information collection on May 26, 2023. 

We are required to publish this notice 

in the Federal Register by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

December 26, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

0049 by any of the following methods: 

Website: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Corder, 202–366–5853, Office of 

Real Estate Services, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 

between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: State Right-of-Way Operations 

Manuals. 

OMB Control #: 2125–0586. 

Background: It is the responsibility of 

each State Department of Transportation 

(State) to acquire, manage and dispose 

of real property in compliance with the 

legal requirements of State and Federal 

laws and regulations. Part of providing 

assurance of compliance is to describe 

in a right-of-way procedural (operations) 

manual the organization, policies, and 

procedures of the State to such an extent 

that these guide State employees, local 

acquiring agencies, and contractors who 

acquire and manage real property that is 

used for a federally funded 

transportation project. Procedural 

manuals assure the FHWA that the 

requirements of the Uniform Relocation 

Assistance and Real Property 

Acquisition Policies Act (Uniform Act) 

(implementing regulation 49 CFR 24) 

will be met; as well as Federal laws 

under Title 23 U.S.C. (implementing 

regulation 23 CFR 710) will be met. The 

State responsibility to prepare and 

maintain an up-to-date, right-of-way 

procedural manual is set out in 23 CFR 

710.201(c). In addition to the scheduled 

manual updates, lengthy, in-depth 

updates of each manual will be required 

due to the amending of 49 CFR 24 

regulations as prompted by the 

enactment of the Moving Ahead for 

Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP– 

21). States are required to update 

manuals to reflect changes in Federal 

requirements for programs administered 

under Title 23 U.S.C (23 CFR 

regulations) and Title 42 U.S.C. (49 CFR 

24 regulations). The regulation allows 

States flexibility in determining how to 

meet the manual requirement. This 

flexibility allows States to prepare 

manuals in the format of their choosing, 

to the level of detail necessitated by 

State complexities. Each State decides 

how it will provide service to 

individuals and businesses affected by 

Federal or federally assisted projects, 

while at the same time reducing the 

burden of government regulation. The 

updated State manuals may be 

submitted to FHWA electronically or 

made available by posting on the State 

website. This collection is in line with 

DOT’s strategic goal of organizational 

excellence. 

Respondents: Required update of 

manual—52 State Departments of 

Transportation, including the District of 

Columbia and Puerto Rico (52 

respondents). 

23 CFR 710 regulatory revisions—52 

State Departments of Transportation, 

including District of Columbia, and 

Puerto Rico (52 respondents). 

49 CFR 24 regulatory revisions—167 

grantees (respondents) will have 

manuals that need to be updated. 

Frequency: Regular update of 

manual—Annual basis and certify every 

5 years. 

23 CFR 710 regulatory revisions—a 

one-time collection. 

49 CFR 24 regulatory revisions—a 

one-time collection. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Regular update of manual— 

15 hours. 

23 CFR 710 regulatory revisions—225 

hours. 

49 CFR 24 regulatory revisions—225 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 

Regular update of manual: 52 

respondents × 15 hours = 780 burden 

hours. 

23 CFR 710 regulatory revisions: 52 

respondents × 225 hours = 11,700 

burden hours. 

49 CFR 24 regulatory revisions: 167 

respondents × 225 hours = 37,575 

burden hours. 

Total: 780 hrs. + 11,700 hrs. + 37,575 

hrs. = 50,055 total burden hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: November 20, 2023. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25930 Filed 11–22–23; 8:45 am] 

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